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October, 13, 2015

The Armor of Light

Independent Lens

The Armor of Light follows the journey of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, who is trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America, and Lucy McBath, the mother of an unarmed teenager who…

May, 19, 2014

God Loves Uganda

Independent Lens

God Loves Uganda explores the role of the American evangelical movement in Uganda, the “Pearl of Africa,” where American missionaries have been credited with creating schools and hospitals, but also blamed for promoting dangerous religious bigotry. For many American evangelicals,…

May, 16, 2014

Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams on God Loves Uganda

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Roger Ross Williams won an Academy Award for his short documentary Music by Prudence, which told the moving story of 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to overcome poverty and discrimination. For his first feature-length documentary God…

April, 11, 2014

The Trials of Muhammad Ali: Q&A with Bill Siegel

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Editor's note: This interview with filmmaker Bill Siegel is brought to you in partnership with our friends at POV, and conducted by excellent, widely-respected independent journalist Tom Roston.  By Tom Roston  Wait, what, another Muhammad Ali documentary? I’ve always found the great…

October, 19, 2012

Macky Alston on Bishop Gene Robinson, LGBT Rights, and Making His Film, Love Free or Die

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Macky Alston (Hard Road Home) returns to Independent Lens this season with his new film Love Free or Die. We sat down to discuss the genesis of his latest work and the very personal angle from which he chose and…

October, 13, 2011

Wham! Bam! Islam!

Independent Lens

In 2003, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa — Kuwaiti psychologist, graduate of Columbia Business School and father of four young boys — had an idea: create a comic book series with roots in Islam and Islamic culture. Al-Mutawa came up with the…

December, 20, 2010

The Calling

Independent Lens

It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life. The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Jews on a dramatic journey as they train to become professional clergy. Embarking…